Quotes About Competition

Just wanting to play, I think that's my biggest attribute, just wanting to play through whatever I have to in order to go out and compete.

I never went on an audition - when they were really looking at everybody.

As an actor, there's very little you can do if people don't want to see you. Just getting yourself into the room to audition is tough.

There've been times where, like when I auditioned for 'Akeelah,' I think in the first audition I was a little bit afraid because it was, you know, I had seen girls in there that I had seen on TV before, and I was like, 'Man, I might as well just walk out of here now because I'm just a newcomer,' and this and that.

Usually, when you're an actress, you have to audition 20 times.

I don't think I'll ever get to a place where I'm super kumbaya coming into an audition room.

Auditioning is the worst.

I hate auditions.

In L.A., you constantly go on auditions, and you're usually not what they're looking for - you get used to going back and back to the same show, and nothing happens.

When you go out on auditions for big movies, and you're not a big star, you get used to getting close but not getting the part.

When I go to these auditions, I feel like I have to prove myself 10 times over... acting is a challenge.

I don't consider my fights as auditions, I consider them performances.

As a player it was always not easy to play against Australia. It was always very difficult.

You know when you go to Australia you will get sledged. That's the fun of the game.

There are two teams against whom my energy is always very high: India and Australia.

Playing Australia, of course, is always challenging.

In Australia nothing comes easy. It's one of the hardest places to play.

I love to play Australian Open.

An Ashes series is huge for Australian cricketers - and English cricketers for that matter - and there's always that added pressure.

This game is something Australians really look forward to.

You kill the emotion by standardising the behaviours on court. I want authenticity. I want people to be free.

When big teams play each other, you automatically want to raise your game. You want to see what level you're at, and you know you have to step up.

We have too many actors for the jobs available.

I've been in this position before when you never lose, when your record is clear, people are avoiding you.